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13 points·by ptm·4년 전·10 comments

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ptm
·3년 전·discuss
I think there was a tool called justunfollow. I never used it myself so I'm not sure how well it worked.
ptm
·3년 전·discuss
Thanks for the feedback.

> .. is there's pretty much no such thing as dumbing down too much.

Yes, you're right. I think it's easy to forget what's basic to someone, is often very challenging to someone else.
ptm
·3년 전·discuss
I have been working on a web app that makes tutorials for elderly people who struggle with technology. Something as simple as "turn off the wifi and turn on data" can be a struggle for a lot of people.

My plan is to make tools for making tutorials customized exactly to the users phone / desktop screen. So if an icon is on bottom right, the tutorial should mirror the same.

I have sporadically worked on it for the few months. The only issue is whether I am dumbing down the app way too much.
ptm
·3년 전·discuss
So am I.

> 403 ERROR. The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
I run https://mapfight.xyz

It is a simple web app that displays map sizes without Mercator projection distortion. It hits 500$/month (google ads) on occasion.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
Yes, it is. But I have been debating if I should stop.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
India, 8usd/month, 3Mbps down, 0.4Mbps up. (Numbers from Google internet speed test)

Yeah, it is pretty bad.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
Thanks for the review.

> I hope you consider expanding to other accents.

To be honest, I would not know where to start. Indian accents are both ubiquitous and somewhat hard to understand.

If you have a list of accents you have trouble with, please let me know.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
Thanks for the review.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
Thanks for the review.

I will check the Mozilla voice model site and their contribution options.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
Thanks for the review.

> We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

I agree. I think familiarity with the Indian accent will soon be seen as a major skill set. A skill set that people should maybe work on.
ptm
·4년 전·discuss
Rock garden in Chandigarh, India.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Garden_of_Chandigarh